The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-13

she gracefully turned toward the audience. Z
wish to say y few words OF sympathy on bchaE
OF the working women of America, to Michae
Dayitt, The DISTINGUISHED representative Of Ire.
The women Of this country wish you to carry te
their oppressed sisters across the sea, who are
noted the world over for their unwavering
wishes and sympathy. The women Of
Ireland deserve II, and they need It. There are
women working for z mere ,pittanoe IN the
Of oppression. Say to them that we would aid
them: that we would like to see the chains that
bind them fall from their forms with . crasf
sympathy with them and the women Of all
countries. Say to them that I represent 3,O0u.-
600 working women OF this country. and we
that our women sympathize with you and the
Of your lite. -.
The cheers which followed Mr. Barry's elo-
-quent little speech were simply deafening.
AN E~NaLIsHMAN's VIEWS.
George N. Davey, a Newspaper man and s
for the poor in Ireland. but for the oppressed
in England and Scotland as well. HI
blamed the aristocracy of Great Britain fol
this state of things Delegate Gales of Can.
ada said that 5000, 900 Canadian heart
were beating in sympathy with Irelandi
wrongs. Mrs. Severance Of Milwaukee said
that there was no liberty in Ireland, or il
England either. She held that @the minister
in the pulpit, the Judges on the bench, ant
ths press are acting together in expressing
the poor people" The lady said that THU
was at the dictates Of King Monopoly. She
said that about the same condition Of things
existed in this country, where free speech
has been stricken down. Mr.. Perry q
Quincy, Ill, said the idea that the Irish peo
pie were not capable Of self-govern
ment was an absurd and false
one. @Let England give them a chance" Mr.
Perry suggested. After o few remarks BY
Delegate Best, Miss Hollingsworth, the only
colcred lady in the convention. said thai
there was q feeling of sympathy among the
colored people for Ireland. She said the
condition Of the colored people in the South
was fully as bad as it wa l the days Of
slavery. Paul Meyer, q New York delegate
spoke in behalf of the Germans, and ex
pressed his and their sympathy for the Gauss
in which Mr.. Davitt was engaged. 1t re.
manned for Joe Labadie, the printer delegate
from Detroit, to make the humorous speech
of the occasion.
Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish to say that d
all na,ionalities have been heard from. it is n.
more than fair and right that I should NOV,
the adoption of this resolution on behalf OF tn,
original Americans, Of whom I am a represen.
tative. =.
Mr.. Powderly suggested that perhaps the
people did not understand MI. Labadie'k
point, and the Detroit delegate continued:
Simply this, that only four generations ago
my ancestors roamed about this country be-
decked in war paint, feathers and tomahawks
and emitted blood-curdling war whoops from
their lips.
The audience found in this little speech
the cause of much merriment. sand they
are w~ar-whooping yet" said Mr.. Labadie
After further speechmaking by Delegates
Mitchell of Richmond, and Joseph L Evans
and e. l. McGaw of Pittsburg, Mr.. PowderlJ
announced that the resolutions had beer
adopted. Mr.. Davitt remained in the hal
for some tune in social conversation will
delegates.